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(Encyclopedia) pidginpidginpĭjˈən [key], a lingua franca that is not the mother tongue of anyone using it and that has a simplified grammar and a restricted, often polyglot vocabulary. The earliest…Saying "Happy New Year!" Around the World
Ways to say "Happy New Year" in such languages as Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), French, Hebrew, Korean, Swedish, Vietnamese, and more. Language Happy New Year! Afrikaans…Movies and Film: The Master: The Art of Akira Kurosawa
The Master: The Art of Akira KurosawaMovies and FilmAsian Film HistoryTwo Chinas, Two CinemasHong Kong: Cantonese, Kung-Fu, and a New WaveBenching the Benshi: Japan's Illustrious CenturyThe Master:…Movies and Film: Benching the Benshi: Japan's Illustrious Century
Benching the Benshi: Japan's Illustrious CenturyMovies and FilmAsian Film HistoryTwo Chinas, Two CinemasHong Kong: Cantonese, Kung-Fu, and a New WaveBenching the Benshi: Japan's Illustrious…Mary Hannah Fulton Biography
Mary Hannah Fulton physician and missionaryBorn: May 31, 1854Birthplace: prob. Ashland, Ohio Having graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan with a master's degree in 1877, Fulton spent…Macau Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Macau A bicycle rickshaw driver carries passengers in Macau, December 17, 1999. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Macau Special Administrative…John Woo Biography
John Woo (Ng Yu-Sum [Cantonese]; Wu Yu-Sen [Mandarin])directorBorn: 5/01/1946Birthplace: Guangzhou, Canton, China Woo got his start in show business at Hong Kong's Cathay Studios, where he…Movies and Film: Two Chinas, Two Cinemas
Two Chinas, Two CinemasMovies and FilmAsian Film HistoryTwo Chinas, Two CinemasHong Kong: Cantonese, Kung-Fu, and a New WaveBenching the Benshi: Japan's Illustrious CenturyThe Master: The Art of…Chinese & Korean Words
Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Asian Loan Words IntroductionWords derived from: Chinese & Korean JapaneseMalay & TagalogPolynesianAmoy (eastern China) pekoe…How Many Languages Are There?
A confusion of tongues According to Ethnologue, the premier source of linguistic data, there are 7,139 spoken languages in the world today. 1,514 of those have fewer than 1,000 living speakers. A…